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I COPY HOLDER. a No. 281,759. Patented July 24, 1883.

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ALONZO GERARD, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

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SPECIFI CATION forming; part of Letters Patent No. 281,759, dated July 24, 1883,

Application filed April 16, 1883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALONZO GERARD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a perspective view of my device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same with the blank book or papers removed. Fig. 3 is an edge view with a blank book partly inserted.

This invention has relation to improvements in devices for holding copy sheets or slips and copy or blank books; and it consists in the peculiar construction of the main frame or case provided at or near one end with a slot or opening to expose a portion of the blank paper, and a clamping device to hold the copy-slips, and at its opposite end with atubular instrument and pen-wiper receptacle, all as will be here inafter more fully set forth.

The present invention is more especially adapted to the use of children in schools or those beginning to write, and has for its object to provide a cheap and simple means whereby a head-line or a number of copy-slips may be held and a book or blank sheets secured in the case or frame with but about oneline exposed at a time to be written on.

In carrying out my invention I employ a frame, A, which is preferably constructed of tin in a rectangular elongated form, but may be made of any suitable material and shape to conform to the writing material to be used. This frame is provided at its upper end with a transverse opening, a, through which a blank book or other paper to be written upon is inserted in the frame.

B represents a transverse slot or opening in the upper face of the frame, which is of sufficient width to admit to view but a small portion of the paper-about the space of two lines--the object being to prevent the writer,

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after finishing aline, from seeing his own work. As the paper is drawn forward for another writing-space the finished work will be concealed beneath the top face of the frame.

0 represents a transverse strip, which is arranged above the opening B and supported at each end upon the side walls, I) and e, of the case. This strip is provided at one end with a laterally-projecting staple or rectangular strap, 0, through which the copy-slips are inserted and held at one end, the opposite ends of which are held down by a transverse clamping-arm, (Z, of the spring-catch D, secured to the said strip, as shown. The longitudinal side wall, 0, extends the entire length of the case, while the opposite wall, 6, only extends to the mouth of the tubular portion E, thus allowing an opening for pens, pencils, and the like, which is designed to be closed, when desired, by a sponge or pen-wiper suspended by a string to the said tubular portion.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that loose sheets of paper may be used as well as paper in a bound form; but when a book is used, and the writer has finished his work, the book is allowed to remain in the frame or case, its upper covcr'throwii over the copy-slips, inserted in the slot '13, and forced under the upper face of the casing, which provides a means of protection for the copy-slips, as well as the book.

The tubular instrument-receptacle E may be made integral with the case; or it may be made detachable and secured thereto in any suitable manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A copy-holder provided at one end with a tubular instrument-receptacle, having a lateral opening adapted to be closed by asponge or pen-wiper suspended therefrom, and at the other end with a copy-hol ding device provided at one end with a laterally-projecting staple and at the opposite end with a spring-clamp substantially as specified.

2. The case provided at its upper end with a transverse opening to receive a blank book or paper, a transverse strip with securing devices at opposite ends to hold copy-slips, and

a transverse opening below said strip, through the tubular receptacle provided with an open which a portion of the blank paper is exposed end adapted to be closed by a sponge or penfor writing, substantially as specified. wiper, substantially as specified.

3. A copy-holding device provided at its In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 5 upper end with atransverse opening to receive my own I have hereto affixed my signature in I 5 a blank book or paper, a transverse strip supthe presence of two witnesses.

ported above said opening by the side walls of ALONZO GERARD. the case, and provided at one end with a lat- Vitnesses: V erally-extending loop or staple and at gas op- R. J. HILL,

IO posite end with a spring clamping device, and N. S. VVAL'LON. 

